Isaiah 55:8

For thus saith ye Lord: My thoughtes are not your thoughtes, & your wayes are not my wayes.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

In Context

7Let the vngodly man forsake his owne wayes, and the vnrighteous his owne imaginations, and turne agayne vnto the Lorde, so shall he be mercifull vnto hym: and to our God, for he is very redy to forgeue.

9But as farre as the heauens are hyer then the earth: so farre do my wayes exceede yours, & my thoughtes yours.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:3The heauen is hye, the earth is deepe: and the kinges heart is vnsearcheable.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 55:7-13

Evangelical Invitations. ( b. c. 706.) 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord , and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord . 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10… Read the whole commentary →

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